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Please stop In our new store to experience, firsthand, the timeless national news by Bob Roehr Gunderson. It stated that schools cannot “directly he juggernaut roll to adjournment promote or encourage sexual activity, whether helped to diffuse the homophobic homosexual or heterosexual.” “ Directly” was re H elm s/H ancock am endm ents at moved the follow ing day in an effort to placate tached to the Elementary and Second conservatives and pick up a few more votes. ary Education Act. The House-Sen It is not gay-specific, which is a victory. It is ate conference debate was marked by long “ and essentially m eaningless,” said one Democrat, a tedious arguing, before compromise language senior staff member participating in the confer was finally ironed out and adopted by both houses. ence. Committee rules prohibit him from speak The Helms language would have prohibited ing on the record. “encouraging or supporting homosexuality as a “ Certainly under a Republican administration positive lifestyle alternative.” Many interpreted a lot o f m ischief could be made SffljHRBp that broad language to preclude a with this,” said the staffer. “ But school counselor from even refer the most important thing to us is ring gay and lesbian youth to sup that we have that there is no pri portive social services programs. vate right o f action under this The issue was one o f the more controversial surrounding the com plex, often hotly debated bill. Dis cussion o f the Helms provision A feared debate on sexual is was deferred until the end o f the sues never materialized on the conference process, which had floor o f the House. Republicans been going on for weeks. chose to m ake their stand on There was reportedly a major school prayer. Their effort failed, squabble among House GOP mem and the conference report was bers over the “ motion to in adopted Sept. 30 by a 262-132 vote. struct”— which sets priorities— on the education act. It found moderate Steve Gunderson (R-Wis.), It then went to the Senate. Many thought the conservative leader Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), and less restrictive rules o f that body and Jesse Helms’ reactionary Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) allied (R-N.C.) tenacious gay-bashing would result in a in opposition to making the discriminatory amend filibuster. Supporters were reasonably confident ments a priority. They wanted the motion to they had the 60 votes necessary to cut o ff debate, instruct to deal with prayer in schools. but they were less certain they had the time to do Compromise language was offered in the Sept. so under the rules. Evidently Helms was bluffing. 22 conference by Joelene Unsoeld (D-Wash.) and The Senate passed the E S E A , 77-20, on Oct. 5. T Helms blocks African American museum warn ^ . ■ * 1 4UJUVENATI0N --------------------------------------------- MOM-SAT 9 - 6 SUM I 2-5 :■ ■ ■ ■ ! __________ _______________________ ¡111 f i l i l í [nil *U m l TELEPMOME 2 3 8 - 1 9 0 0 I I OO S . E . O K A MD A V E M U E AT T A Y L O R , P O K T L A M D . O R E O O M 9 7 2 14 Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) effectively killed a bill that would have started a national museum o f black history, according to The Oregonian. The bill was sponsored by Sens. Paul Simon (D-Ill.) and Carol Moseley Braun (D-Ill.), but, due to Helms’ tactics, it was defeated in the Senate. The museum would have been part o f the Smithsonian complex. It was to have been housed in an existing 100-year-old red brick building. Plans called for using $475,000 in already appro priated federal money for the initial planning. It was unclear how much the museum would cost to operate or exactly where that money would come from. According to Helms, if the National African American Museum were authorized by the fed eral government, other minority groups would want their own museums. “ We cannot say no to them, not justifiably,” Helms said. “ Everybody is going to win on this proposition—except the taxpayers.” But to Simon and Moseley Braun, the museum would preserve a valuable history that is in danger o f being lost. The Smithsonian already has a museum dedicated to Native Americans, another group whose unique history is endangered. A place at the head of the table The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights announced Oct. 7 that it has appointed the Human Rights Campaign Fund to a position on its 30- member executive committee. The L C C R is the nation’ s leading civil rights coalition, whose 185 member organizations represent people o f color, women, people with disabilities, older Ameri cans, and labor and religious groups. “ With this announcement, the civil rights movement has reached a new milestone,” said LC C R Executive Director Ralph G. Neas. “ We recognize the persistence o f widespread discrimi nation against lesbian and gay people, and under stand that the elimination o f such discrimination is a fundamental civil rights issue. We also wel come the contributions o f the gay community to furthering equal rights for all people.” The H R C F joined the coalition in 1982 and has played a part in the p assage o f the Fair Housing Act o f 1988, the Civil Rights Restoration Act, the Am ericans with D isabilities Act o f 1990, and the Civil Rights Act o f 1991. It was founded in 1981. Name change signifies changing times The American A ssociation o f Physicians for Human Rights announced an organizational name change at a press conference on National Coming Out Day. The AA PH R will officially change its name Jan. 1 to The G ay and Lesbian Medical Association. At the press conference the old AAPHR banner was tom down to reveal a banner with the group’ s new name. The move reflects the changing face o f the gay and lesbian civil rights movement and the increasing visibility o f lesbian and gay health issues in organized medicine. Compiled by Jann Gilbert : .*■ . * v r ; rv '. ■/ 1
